Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA RAY PATTON TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 15, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
9 yr
Model years 2017–2017 · peer benchmark unavailable.
30 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
RAY PATTON (USDOT 645440) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 15, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 15, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 15, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 15, 2026.
The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 15, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 15, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 24, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 15, 2026.
RAY PATTON's USDOT number is 645440, and its motor carrier number is MC-318145.
As of Jul 15, 2026, RAY PATTON is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
RAY PATTON has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
RAY PATTON operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
RAY PATTON is based in HILLSVILLE, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
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2 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2022 → Jan 2026 | $750K | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2021 → Jan 2022 | $750K | 2 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2019 → Jan 2021 | $750K | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2005 → Jan 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2000 → May 2005 | $750K | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1998 → Apr 2000 | $750K | 2 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 1997 → May 1998 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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